Creative Takes on PB&J Help Peanut Butter Lovers ‘Feed America’

August 31, 2010

CANTON, Ga., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — While more than 50 percent of peanut butter connoisseurs admit their favorite sandwich is the classic PB&J, an adventurous 14 percent say their favorite combo is one unique to them. Those one-of-a-kind recipes are what Southern Peanut Growers sought in its recent “PB&J My Way” contest. Peanut butter lovers nationwide were called upon to reinvent the traditional sandwich, drawing hundreds of entries that also were purposefully created to support the nation’s leading hunger relief organization, Feeding America.

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Pledging to match one jar of peanut butter per recipe submission, SPG beat its goal. The organization will donate 3,000 jars of peanut butter to Feeding America’s nationwide network of food banks this fall.

“Not only did this contest inspire imagination among peanut butter lovers,” said Leslie Wagner, executive director, Southern Peanut Growers, “it also gave participants a unique opportunity to make a difference by providing nutritious food to the people who need it most.”

SPG narrowed the recipe entries down to the top ten creative sandwiches. Rules were simple: include peanut butter, and offer a fresh perspective on the traditional treat. Below are SPG’s top three picks: